Senior Underwriter

NTI Ltd; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program up to 15%

Work from home up to 50% after prob. (

Discounts on personal insurance

Discounts on retailers across AU

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

NTI Ltd is Australia's leading specialist insurer, delivering expert underwriting across heavy motor and fleet portfolios. Reporting to the Underwriting Operations Manager, you will help manage renewals, endorsements, and new business to hit financial targets while upholding underwriting guidelines and risk controls.

You will be an experienced Heavy Motor / MPE Fleet Underwriter with a diploma or working towards it, strong communication, and the ability to negotiate priorities with internal and

Qualifications

• Diploma level insurance qualification (or working towards) with motor underwriting experience.
• Knowledge of Heavy Motor / MPE industry and relevant legislation.
• Strong negotiation and delivery-expectation management.

Responsibilities

• Manage renewals, endorsements, and new business opportunities to attain financial targets.
• Develop expertise on underwriting issues across the portfolio.
• Ensure adherence to underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and controls across the portfolio.
• Contribute to pricing/policy negotiations with the Business Development team.

Skills

Underwriting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Motor Insurance

Education

Diploma in Insurance

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

Reporting to the Underwriting Operations Manager, you will be an essential member of a highly skilled team.At the centre of our team is the drive to ensure that all our customers experience quality service through the delivery of expertise by a team that know and understand the industries that we are immersed in. Each member of team focusses on risks that will maintain profitable and sustainable business practices for NTI. You will do this by:

• Managing Renewals, endorsements, and new business opportunities to attain financial targets
• Developing expertise on underwriting issues across the portfolio
• Ensuring implementation and compliance of the underwriting strategy, risk appetite, license authorities, risk controls, systems, and procedures across the portfolio.
• Ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines, business plans, priorities, and processes
• Being involved in the identification of and pricing/policy negotiation with the Business Development team

What we’d like to see from you:

As an experienced Heavy Motor / MPE Fleet Underwriter, you will have been performing at a high level for at least three years, with deep connections throughout the industry, broker markets and other relevant bodies. You will be an exceptional communicator and someone who can build trust and credibility with both internal and external stakeholders. You will have:

• Formal insurance qualifications – Ideally diploma level (or working towards), plus motor underwriting experience (domestic or commercial)
• Working knowledge of Heavy Motor / MPE industry and understanding of relevant legislation (highly desirable)
• The ability to negotiate priorities, as well as set and manage delivery expectations
• Enthusiasm for organisational agility and continuous business improvement

What to expect when you’re a part of the NTI family:

At NTI, we’re committed to providing an environment where our team members feel comfortable to be themselves and valued for their unique perspectives and contributions. We are committed to being a Best Employer of the Best People and as such, we offer:

• A genuine commitment to your development, learning and ongoing study
• Competitive annual incentive program (up to 15% of your salary package)
• Up to 50% discount on a large range of personal insurance products
• Access to discounts on over 350 retailers across Australia
• A supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Work from home up to 50% of your time after successful completion of probation

Competitive salary + generous annual bonus

Our application process is tailored to each role based on the unique requirements. You may be required to complete phone, face to face or video interviews, psychometric testing, and a criminal history check as part of the application process.

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Your application will include the following questions:

• How many years’ experience do you have as an underwriter?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• What's your expected annual base salary?

NTI is Australia's leading specialist insurer.

With over 50 years’ experience in the insurance industry, NTI have always been successful in finding new ways to keep our customers moving and their businesses running.

Our combination of tailored products, experienced people, accredited repair & recovery networks, and industry advocacy has seen us ranked as Australia’s #1 heavy vehicle insurer, and recognised industry leader across marine and plant & equipment.

NTI Ltd. is a 50:50 joint venture between IAG’s CGU and Suncorp’s Vero but operates as an individual entity.

We run national operations with teams across six offices, spaning five states.